Areesh
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US officials have said Afghanistan has mineral deposits worth at least one trillion dollars and that the vast untapped riches carry the potential to lift the war-ravaged country out of its deep poverty.
US geologists over the last year have confirmed reserves of valuable minerals on a larger scale than previouslybelieved, and the Kabul government faces a likely gold rush by foreign mining companies, officials said.
The value of the minerals -- including iron, copper, gold, niobium, mercury and cobalt -- was estimated at 908 billion dollars, according to findings by the US Geological Survey (USGS).
https://www.rnw.org/archive/us-touts-afghan-mineral-wealth-potential
vast mineral resources + low population = Afghan per capita income will easily become greater than Pakistan.
For example Dubai has lower GDP than Pakistan but Higher per capita, Similarly average Afghani will become richer than average Pakistani.
Wake us up when that actually happens. For now there is a shortage of coffins in Balkh province.